Who likes serrated blades?

[44MAG#1]

Who likes serrated blades either full or partial? If you do I am sure you have good reasons and if you dont I am sure you have good reasons.
Just mainly interested if you carry a knife partial or fully serrated.

[NyFirefighter357]

I prefer no serrations but I'd take a half serration knife over a full serration. I can't find my daily knife the one I grabbed out of the crate of knives I have is half serrated. I'll make it work it's a cheap Walmart $1, I bought a few to just have around a couple years back. I'm pretty abusive on my daily user knives so I don't use my good knives for daily use.

[Winger Ed.]

I don't really care much for them, but they're handy if you need to saw on something.

[CastingFool]

I don't care for serrated knives, but if you're cutting stuff like heavy rope, they work real well

[Buzz Krumhunger]

Agreed. They’re better than nothing, but not my first choice. If I ever needed to cut through wet rope, I might have more use for a serrated blade.

[Sam Casey]

I don’t care them either.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I don't like serrated knives for EDC but I do keep one in my truck

[Petrol & Powder]

If you work around water (and therefore ropes) a serrated blade or half serrated blade marks sense.
Other than that, I prefer a plain edge.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

When packing horses a half serrated blade can be useful if a 'wreck' occurs, but a plain blade is what I normally carry.

[GhostHawk]

Only thing serrated in my house are 2 bread knives. They are special purpose tools and they work so I leave them alone.

A good sharp blade with a slicing cut will cut most things a serrated blade will cut. And it is easy to keep sharp. YMMV

[Bazoo]

I have 4 knives on my person at this writing. A leatherman original, case trapper, buck 110, buck 345. None have serrations. I don't cut rope or strapping much. But cut food and wood often.

I carried a leatherman wave a long time and I really liked the serrated blade and found lots of uses for it. Cutting hose, rope, straps, plastic banding on pallets.

[GregLaROCHE]

Serrated blades are good for cutting rope. I remember years ago, while working in marine construction, we used to sharpen our plane blades with a file so the rough edge would cut rope better. That was before serrated knives became popular. Now I prefer a high carbon steel blade that I sharpen on a couple of stones. Stainless takes me too much time to sharpen, unless using a diamond stone.

[sparkyv]

Plain edge for me. Good for rope, but just too time-consuming to sharpen a serrated edge.

[winelover]

I'm in the non serrated school, also. When I worked as a pipefitter, I carried a serrated blade for cutting rubber hoses. Agree, they are a PITA to sharpen.

Winelover

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Call me crazy, but I think meat sliced with a sharp non-serrated blade tastes better than that sliced with a serrated knife. Perhaps the smoother cut retains juices better?

[skrapyard628]

Count me in as one of the few that prefers a half-serrated blade on my EDC knife. I like to know that I can saw through something like rope or hoses quickly when needed during the workday without stopping and going to get another knife/tool. Sharpening the serrations doesnt bother me too much. Just a little time on the couch with some round files and ceramic rods.

[Bazoo]

For sharpening serrated blades, I've used DMT cone sharpeners and it worked well.

[salpal48]

Serrated knives are the worst. In the Home Or Out for Dinner. Ever Notice you can no longer Get a Good Pointed straight edge @ a restaurant. especially @ a Steak Place Or just Plain meat. When You ask for One The table person says they Don't have one. a few weeks ago I brought my own To a Place and was told not to bring One again . Against insurance Regs. Also My wife got mad

[Pete44mag]

I like a non-serrated lockback for my edc. If I need a serrated edge ill get a hand saw out of the truck. Straight edge is much faster and easier to sharpen.

[rking22]

I hate the things! My dive knife was half serrated, I know they cut rope better. I don’t cut much rope, when I do the sharp plain edge does fine. Most of what I do with a knife a normal grind is best, and way easier to touch up. I have been known to use my pocket knife on a steak more than once! Wifey has gotten used to it. I have never had an employee comment, yet. As the world falls deeper into insanity......